2023 Men's Australian Country Championships

The 2023 Men's Australian Country Championship was a field hockey competition hosted by Hockey Australia and Hockey Victoria. The tournament was held at the Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex in Shepparton, Victoria, from 5–12 August.[1][2][3][4]

2023 Men's Australian
Country Championships
Tournament details
CityShepparton
Dates5–12 August
Teams6
Venue(s)Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions WA
Runner-up VIC
Third place QLD
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored95 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brandan Horner (16 goals)
Best player Jayden Schram
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Western Australia won the tournament, defeating Victoria 1–0 in the final.[5]

Results

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NSW 5 5 0 0 22 4 +18 15 Advanced to Semi-finals
2 QLD 5 3 1 1 13 9 +4 10
3 VIC 5 2 1 2 16 5 +11 7
4 WA 5 2 1 2 13 13 0 7
5 ADF 5 1 0 4 9 21 −12 3
6 SA 5 0 1 4 3 24 −21 1
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.

Fixtures
5 August 2023
09:00
QLD 2–2 SA
Love  3'
McPaul  30'		 Report Harkness  34'
Webb  49'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
5 August 2023
13:15
VIC 6–0 ADF
E. Anderson  9'
Erskine  10'
D. Anderson  34'
Rout  41', 56'
Wightman  45'		 Report
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
5 August 2023
16:45
NSW 6–2 WA
Willott  7'
Gupte  15'
Schofield  17'
Horner  29', 43', 48'		 Report Sweeney  41'
Dalton  56'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
6 August 2023
10:45
SA 0–7 VIC
Report Wightman  7'
Schram  22'
D. Anderson  22'
E. Anderson  34', 41'
Kerr-Nelson  47', 48'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
6 August 2023
14:15
QLD 3–1 WA
Profke  8', 16'
Hill  41'		 Report Dalton  12'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
6 August 2023
17:45
NSW 6–1 ADF
Smith  2'
Horner  5', 14', 15', 47'
Drennan  29'		 Report Hurrell  57'
Umpires:
Laim McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)
7 August 2023
11:45
ADF 1–4 WA
Robertson  40' Report Dalton  3', 56'
Souchon  29'
Overton  60+'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
7 August 2023
15:15
SA 0–6 NSW
Report Horner  15+', 25', 29', 46'
Gupte  30'
T. Searl  53'
Umpires:
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
7 August 2023
18:45
VIC 1–2 QLD
Kerr-Nelson  35' Report Hill  28', 43'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
8 August 2023
10:00
ADF 5–0 SA
Robinson  11'
Rankin  21', 23'
Robertson  51', 55'		 Report
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
8 August 2023
13:30
NSW 3–1 QLD
Horner  13', 43'
W. Searl  34'		 Report Profke  22'
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
8 August 2023
17:00
WA 2–2 VIC
Taylor  32'
Dalton  51'		 Report Schram  35'
E. Anderson  41'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
9 August 2023
11:45
QLD 5–2 ADF
McPaul  20'
Profke  38'
Popowski  42', 47'
Hill  45'		 Report Flint  24'
Robertson  60+'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
9 August 2023
15:15
WA 4–1 SA
Mills  2'
Parkes  27'
Dalton  51'
Sweeney  60'		 Report Burgess  26'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
9 August 2023
18:45
VIC 0–1 NSW
Report T. Searl  6'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place
11 August 2023
17:00
ADF 3–1 SA
Robertson  22', 40'
Hurrell  28'		 Report Grant  32'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)

First to fourth place
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
 NSW2
 
12 August 2023
 
 WA4
 
 WA1
 
11 August 2023
 
 VIC0
 
 QLD1
 
 
 VIC2
 
Third Place
 
 
12 August 2023
 
 
 NSW1
 
 
 QLD4
Semi-finals
11 August 2023
09:00
QLD 1–2 VIC
Piggin  28' Report Schram  35', 57'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
11 August 2023
13:00
NSW 2–4 WA
Horner  38', 47' Report Tosana  2'
Taylor  19', 35'
Parkes  44'
Umpires:
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Third and fourth place
12 August 2023
09:00
NSW 1–4 QLD
Horner  45' Report James  45'
Profke  49', 54'
Love  50'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Final
12 August 2023
13:00
WA 1–0 VIC
Dalton  40' Report
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
WA 7 4 1 2 18 15 +3 13 Gold Medal
VIC 7 3 1 3 18 7 +11 10 Silver Medal
QLD 7 4 1 2 18 12 +6 13 Bronze Medal
4 NSW 7 5 0 2 25 12 +13 15
5 ADF 6 2 0 4 12 22 −10 6
6 SA 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

16 goals

  • Brandan Horner

7 goals

  • Brayden Dalton

6 goals

  • Matthew Robertson
  • Zachary Profke

4 goals

  • Jack Hill
  • Ethan Anderson
  • Jayden Schram

3 goals

  • Liam Kerr-Nelson
  • Fletcher Taylor

2 goals

  • Matthew Hurrell
  • Declan Rankin
  • Niranjan Gupte
  • Thomas Searl
  • Wilson Love
  • Joshua McPaul
  • Keegan Popowski
  • Declan Anderson
  • Cale Rout
  • Ewan Wightman
  • Darren Parkes
  • Liam Sweeney

1 goal

  • Timothy Flint
  • Matthew Robinson
  • Zane Drennan
  • Gus Schofield
  • William Searl
  • Cooper Smith
  • Tyler Willott
  • Callum James
  • Corey Piggin
  • Riley Burgess
  • Connor Grant
  • Lachlan Harkness
  • Charlie Webb
  • Hudson Erskine
  • Hayden Mills
  • Lachlan Overton
  • Matthew Souchon
  • Jack Tosana

Source: Hockey Australia

References
  1. "Shepparton to host 2023 Australian Country Championships". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. "Greater Shepparton ready for the 2023 Hockey Australia Country Championships". greatershepparton.com.au. Greater Shepparton City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. "Australian Country Championships arrive in Shepparton". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. "Shepparton plays host to best hockey talent from across Australia for 2023 Country Championships". sheppnews.com.au. Shepparton News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. "2023 Hockey Australia Men's Country Championships". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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